Ajjhattattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2106

[2106] An internal phenomenon (dhamma) and an external phenomenon are a condition for an internal phenomenon by nutriment condition (āhāra-paccaya). Internal edible food (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) and external edible food are a condition for the internal body by nutriment condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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